Travel & Experiences
The new WTTW show ‘Chicago on Vacation’ is a nostalgic ode to Midwest family road trips.
Feb. 22, 2019
Television
M-M-M-Max Headroom, recently axed from ABC’s schedule, became a true phantom of the TV airwaves Sunday when a Chicago video pirate briefly interrupted programming on superstation WGN and local public television station WTTW with a look-alike of the computer-generated character, it was reported Monday.
Nov. 24, 1987
WTTW producer and host Geoffrey Baer got to know Cuba’s capital city last year while making the upcoming PBS special “Weekend in Havana,” premiering Tuesday.
July 17, 2017
Geoffrey Baer’s new TV special premieres at 7:30 p.m. March 5 on WTTW-Ch. 11.
Feb. 27, 2019
A new American Children’s Television Festival with a goal of focusing attention on this often neglected form of programming will debut this fall in Chicago An awards ceremony will honor outstanding achievements in the field, but one of the organizers said the emphasis of the festival will be on screenings and discussions.
Feb. 21, 1985
Geoffrey Baer takes viewers on a trip to Cuba’s capital in “Weekend in Havana,” premiering July 18, 2017, on PBS.
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Dec. 15, 2010
Journalist Bill Moyers will receive $5 million in funding for public television productions during the next three years through a grant from the John D. and Catherine T.
July 3, 1989
Entertainment & Arts
June 28, 1989
Without a new funding source, “Sneak Previews,” the Public Broadcasting Service show that pioneered the television movie review format, may pan its last film after nine years on the air.
Feb. 19, 1987